Backbeat - Die Wahrheit Über Die Beatles (Original title)Backbeat (Alternative title)Back Beat (Help search title)
Dates: 1993 (Copyright), 01 April 1994 (Release)Countries: Germany, United KingdomDirected by: Iain Softley
Synopsis: Story of the fifth Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, and the two most important people in his life: John Lennon and Astrid Kirchherr. It is a passionate and tragic love story set during the Beatles' wild months in Hamburg.
Genre: Biopic
Subjects: Beatles, The (band), Sutcliffe, Stuart (1940-1962)
Releases
Date: 01 April 1994Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - Eastmancolor - Sound - Digital StereoRuntime: 100 mins Length: 8998 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: The Best BiopicsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on each of the ten best biopics, including BACKBEAT.
In: Film Review n658 Summer 2005 Page: 128
Title: Backbeat: CEAuthor: BAUGHAN, Nikki Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n193 July 2005 Page: 170
Title: RWD: BackbeatAuthor: TOY, Sam Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n652 January 2005 Page: 123
Title: Backbeat SEAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Sight and Sound v7 n12 December 1997 Page: 64
Title: Additions and correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Correction to filmographic information: BACKBEAT is not anamorphic.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n5 May 1995 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v5 n5 May 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Premiere v2 n3 April 1994 Pages: 42-49
Title: The fab 5Author: HIGGINBOTHAM, Adam Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v2 n3 April 1994 Page: 15
Title: New FilmsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Release date for the UK
In: Screen International n952 8 Apr 1994 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n952 8 Apr 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on London opening.
In: Screen International n940 14 Jan 1994 Page: 62,63
Title: A return to formAuthor: BROWN, Colin Article type: Festival ReportLanguage: English
Description: List of films shown at the Sundance Film Festival 1994 and review of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, BACKBEAT AND SHOPPING
In: Variety 31 Jan 1994 Page: 66
Title: [Variety - 31 Jan 1994: no known title]Author: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Interview v24 n3 March 1994 Page: 68
Title: Days between stationsAuthor: MARCUS, Greil Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: By creating a new band to play the Beatles music in BACKBEAT Ian Softley has produced a more credible film than by asking actors to mime to the original.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 11-12
Title: Pop artAuthor: SAVAGE, Jon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An account of the early career of the Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg, as portrayed in BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Page: 13
Title: Fade into ColourAuthor: THOMPSON, Ben Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A history of the Beatles on film, referring particularly to the new film, BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 35-36
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n4 April 1994: no known title]Author: YATES, Robert Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 8-11
Title: `Still the same as they were before they were'Author: RICH, Ruby B. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the role of women in 60s underground art and music, particularly the role of Astrid Kirchherr in the early days of the Beatles as portrayed in BACKBEAT. Part of a feature on BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n11 November 1994 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n11 November 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Empire n59 May 1994 Page: 26,27
Title: [Empire - n59 May 1994: no known title]Author: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n59 May 1994 Pages: 62-67
Title: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles.Author: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Location report about BACKBEAT featuring comments from Iain Softley, Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff Ian Hart and Stephen Woolley.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v330 n34 24 Jan 1994 Page: 10, 44
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v330 n34 24 Jan 1994: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v7 n8 April 1994 Pages: 48-49
Title: `Back Tracks'Author: BOWE HEARTY, Kitty Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief article about the recording of the soundtrack for BACKBEAT.
In: Premiere v6 n11 July 1993 Page: 22
Title: In the WorksAuthor: BERGMAN KRAUSE ,Eliza Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Production note
Dates: 1993 (Copyright), 01 April 1994 (Release)Countries: Germany, United KingdomDirected by: Iain Softley
Synopsis: Story of the fifth Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe, and the two most important people in his life: John Lennon and Astrid Kirchherr. It is a passionate and tragic love story set during the Beatles' wild months in Hamburg.
Genre: Biopic
Subjects: Beatles, The (band), Sutcliffe, Stuart (1940-1962)
Releases
Date: 01 April 1994Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour and Black and White - Eastmancolor - Sound - Digital StereoRuntime: 100 mins Length: 8998 FeetDialogue (original): English
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Film Review n667 March 2006 Pages: 46-47Title: The Best BiopicsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on each of the ten best biopics, including BACKBEAT.
In: Film Review n658 Summer 2005 Page: 128
Title: Backbeat: CEAuthor: BAUGHAN, Nikki Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n193 July 2005 Page: 170
Title: RWD: BackbeatAuthor: TOY, Sam Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n652 January 2005 Page: 123
Title: Backbeat SEAuthor: NB Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Classic Television n5 Jun/Jul 1998 Pages: 10-25
Title: British Film: The Classic Television top 100Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A brief history of British film and Classic Television read- ers' 100 British films. Films listed with short synopses.
In: Sight and Sound v7 n12 December 1997 Page: 64
Title: Additions and correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Correction to filmographic information: BACKBEAT is not anamorphic.
In: Sight and Sound v5 n5 May 1995 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v5 n5 May 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Premiere v2 n3 April 1994 Pages: 42-49
Title: The fab 5Author: HIGGINBOTHAM, Adam Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Premiere v2 n3 April 1994 Page: 15
Title: New FilmsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Release date for the UK
In: Screen International n952 8 Apr 1994 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n952 8 Apr 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Note on London opening.
In: Screen International n940 14 Jan 1994 Page: 62,63
Title: A return to formAuthor: BROWN, Colin Article type: Festival ReportLanguage: English
Description: List of films shown at the Sundance Film Festival 1994 and review of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, BACKBEAT AND SHOPPING
In: Variety 31 Jan 1994 Page: 66
Title: [Variety - 31 Jan 1994: no known title]Author: MCCARTHY, Todd Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Interview v24 n3 March 1994 Page: 68
Title: Days between stationsAuthor: MARCUS, Greil Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: By creating a new band to play the Beatles music in BACKBEAT Ian Softley has produced a more credible film than by asking actors to mime to the original.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 11-12
Title: Pop artAuthor: SAVAGE, Jon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An account of the early career of the Beatles in Liverpool and Hamburg, as portrayed in BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Page: 13
Title: Fade into ColourAuthor: THOMPSON, Ben Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A history of the Beatles on film, referring particularly to the new film, BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 35-36
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n4 April 1994: no known title]Author: YATES, Robert Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v4 n4 April 1994 Pages: 8-11
Title: `Still the same as they were before they were'Author: RICH, Ruby B. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the role of women in 60s underground art and music, particularly the role of Astrid Kirchherr in the early days of the Beatles as portrayed in BACKBEAT. Part of a feature on BACKBEAT.
In: Sight and Sound v4 n11 November 1994 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n11 November 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Empire n59 May 1994 Page: 26,27
Title: [Empire - n59 May 1994: no known title]Author: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n59 May 1994 Pages: 62-67
Title: The Man Who Turned Down The Beatles.Author: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Location report about BACKBEAT featuring comments from Iain Softley, Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff Ian Hart and Stephen Woolley.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v330 n34 24 Jan 1994 Page: 10, 44
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v330 n34 24 Jan 1994: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Premiere v7 n8 April 1994 Pages: 48-49
Title: `Back Tracks'Author: BOWE HEARTY, Kitty Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief article about the recording of the soundtrack for BACKBEAT.
In: Premiere v6 n11 July 1993 Page: 22
Title: In the WorksAuthor: BERGMAN KRAUSE ,Eliza Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Production note